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Issue Details

Issue #906
Published May 1958
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes Indicia title is "FRANCIS, THE FAMOUS TALKING MULE, No. 906." Code number is FRANCIS O.S. #906-585. Copyright 1958 by Universal Pictures Company, Inc. Based on the "Francis the Talking Mule" movie series.

Cover Details

Characters Francis the talking mule; Peter Stirling
Pencils David Gantz ?
Inks David Gantz ?
Letters typeset

1 page Francis story "Bed in a Barn"

Characters Francis the talking mule; Peter Stirling
Synopsis Pete and Francis are sleeping in a barn. Francis' snoring is so loud the farmer thinks an animal is prowling around the barn.
Notes Inside front cover; black and white.

20 page Francis the Famous Talking Mule story "All Dune In"

Characters Francis the talking mule; Peter Stirling
Synopsis Pete thinks he's signing up for a free trip to Africa, but he's really signing himself and Francis up with the Foreign Legion. In the desert, the pair are assigned to bring in the bandit, Ben Ali Gazoom.

12 page Francis the Famous Talking Mule story "The Policeman's Brawl"

Characters Francis the talking mule; Peter Stirling
Synopsis Francis gets Pete in trouble with a policeman and the two are taken to the police station. There they accidentally end up going through the screening process for becoming a police officer.

1 page Francis story "The Audition"

Characters Francis the talking mule; Peter Stirling
Synopsis Francis eats a juggler's apples as he's juggling them and the talent agent thinks the juggler is a great magician.
Notes Inside back cover; black and white.

1 page Francis story "The Street Peddler"

Characters Francis the talking mule; Peter Stirling
Synopsis A street peddler, selling a strength serum called "Peppo," insults Francis and gets kicked in return.
Notes Back cover. Last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents."